Personal Injury News Archive

29.06.2012.

Work asbestos exposure might lead to compensation claims

GKN Aerospace Services and Lybrook Constructors - trading as DL Group - have been prosecuted as a result of the incident at Yeovil GKN premises.

29.06.2012.

Man who suffered arm injuries to seek compensation?

Wayne Marshall had his arm dragged into a poorly-guarded machine while employed by Derbyshire window manufacturer Frame Trade.

28.06.2012.

Ex-jockey seeking damages after career-ending accident

According to the Gloucestershire Echo, Philip Hide is taking legal action against Jockey Club Racecourses after he collided with a metal post during the Letheby and Christopher Novices' Handicap Hurdle race at the course in November 2006.

28.06.2012.

Accident at work to result in compensation claim?

Antony Capewell was signed off work for six months after an incident at Ultra Kennels in Staffordshire in May 2011, in which he cut off the index finger and lacerated the thumb and middle digit on his left hand.

28.06.2012.

Finger amputation could lead to damages award

Norbert Pietrzkiewicz lost around half of the little digit on his right hand during an incident while he worked at premises owned by his employer Total Installations on Aldershot last February.

27.06.2012.

Family of pensioner to start industrial disease claim?

According to the Advertiser Series, Norman Sampson passed away at the age of 79 in February this year just days after being formally diagnosed with mesothelioma, even though he had suffered with breathing difficulties some two years previously.

27.06.2012.

Stress 'has become more common during recession'

That is if comments made by Dr Rick Norris, chartered psychologist and author of Think Yourself Happy, are anything to go by, as he believes mental anxiety has become more common throughout the financial slump.

27.06.2012.

Couple granted £10k damages for food poisoning

Scott and Leanne Beasant took legal action against tour operator Cosmos Holidays after their stay at the Summer Island Village Hotel in the Indian Ocean islands in November 2008 resulted in them both contracting severe food poisoning.

27.06.2012.

Fractured skull may lead to compensation claim

Paul Collins suffered a fractured skull when a heavy-duty vehicle jack moved unexpectedly and struck him as he attempted to recover an abandoned excavator in Chelmondiston in September 2011.

26.06.2012.

Council pledges to tackle potholes quicker

Buckinghamshire County Council has revealed it is to reform its internal rules relating to these hazards in order to make sure they are dealt with more quickly, the Bucks Herald reports.

26.06.2012.

Govt pledges another £15m to safe cycling scheme

Transport ministers Norman Baker and Mike Penning have today (June 26th) revealed the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance will pump an extra £15 million into its London-based scheme to tackle dangerous junctions for cyclists.

26.06.2012.

Centurion awarded £35k for medical negligence

Lydia Eaton, who is 102-years-old, took legal action against the Medway NHS Foundation Trust after she was wrongly discharged from hospital following an incident where she broke her pelvis in February 2007.

25.06.2012.

Widow appeals for help in industrial disease claim

According to Herald Scotland, Jane Burns is determined to battle for justice on behalf of her spouse Robert, who passed away at the age of 75 in September 2010 from mesothelioma.

25.06.2012.

Child granted £1.75k compensation after electrocution

Harley Sutton-Dormer, who is now five-years-old, was hurt when a faulty hairdryer sent a bolt of electricity through his body after he had been swimming with his mother Danielle Sutton in 2010, the Thurrock Gazette reports.

25.06.2012.

Dental negligence leads to £4k compensation award

According to the Sunday Sun, John Turnbull took legal action against Dr David Stewart - the former manager of the Glenholme Dental Practice in Dunston, Gateshead - on the grounds the professional unnecessarily extracted two of his bottom teeth.

22.06.2012.

Ex-artist seeks damages after losing finger

Katie Ward has already been awarded £80,000 in damages following the incident - which took place as she completed a placement with Allies and Mason - but is now suing the company for more on the basis her injury has forced her to change career path, the Daily Mail reports.